6 Best H.B. Warner Movies

By Vlad Zakh · August 3, 2026

H.B. Warner enjoyed a remarkable career from silent classics through Hollywood’s golden age and was later beloved for dignified supporting turns. The Ten Commandments has Moses leading the Hebrews out of Egypt, Sunset Boulevard traps a screenwriter with a faded silent star, All That Money Can Buy enlists Daniel Webster to argue for a farmer’s soul, and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington battles corruption over a fraudulent dam. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town and A Tale of Two Cities round out the list.

The Ten Commandments (1956)

TMDB ★ 7.8

A modern-day morality tale runs parallel to the biblical story of Moses and the Exodus from Egypt.

Directed by Cecil B. DeMille · 3h 40m · Rated G

Where to watch

Stream: Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Sunset Boulevard (1950)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 98% Metacritic 94

A struggling screenwriter becomes entangled with a faded, delusional silent-film star clinging to the past.

Directed by Billy Wilder · 1h 50m · Rated NR

Won 3 Oscars21 wins & 20 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, Kanopy, MGM Plus · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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All That Money Can Buy (1941)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A struggling farmer who sold his soul to the devil asks Daniel Webster to argue for his redemption.

Directed by William Dieterle · 1h 47m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 85% Metacritic 73

A naive, idealistic new senator battles entrenched political corruption in Washington.

Directed by Frank Capra · 2h 10m · Rated NR

Won 1 Oscar8 wins & 12 nominations

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A small-town poet who inherits a vast fortune clashes with the greedy city society that wants it.

Directed by Frank Capra · 1h 55m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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A Tale of Two Cities (1935)

TMDB ★ 6.8

A dissolute English lawyer gives up everything for the woman he loves during the French Revolution.

Directed by Jack Conway · 2h 06m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best H.B. Warner Movies

The Ten Commandments (1956)

Sunset Boulevard (1950)

All That Money Can Buy (1941)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)

A Tale of Two Cities (1935)

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